Elena Gingras

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Valley Catholic High School
Hometown:
Portland, Ore.

Career Top Times:

50 Free: 24.69 at Phill Hansel Invitational (11/17/2022 - 11/19/2022); Pre-Tulane: 24.98 (3/2018)

200 Free: 1:51.84 at AAC Championship (2/13/23 - 2/18/23)

500 Free: 4:59.98 at AAC Championship (2/13/23 - 2/18/23); Pre-Tulane: 4:52.96 (11/2021)

1000 Free: 10:25.71 at AAC Championship (2/13/23 - 2/18/23); Pre-Tulane: 10:17.11 (4/2022)

1650 Free: 17:21.72 at AAC Championship (2/13/23 - 2/18/23); Pre-Tulane: 17:05.81 (3/2020)

As a Freshman: Placed fourth in the season opener at LSU (Sep.23) in the 1000 free (10:34.10)... Podium finish (5:11.21) in the 500 free and was a member of the 400 free relay team that placed third (3:37.86) at Rice (Nov.4)... Placed first (5:03.30) in the 500 free and second (17:36.28) in the 1650 free at Houston (Nov.5)... Member of the 800 free relay team that placed seventh (7:24.95) at the AAC Championship (Feb.13-18) and set a mark that made the Green Wave’s all-time top 10 list… Set four lifetime bests in the 200 free(1:51.84), 500 free (4:59.98), 1000 free (10:25.71), and 1650 free (17:21.72) at the AAC Championship (Feb.13-18).

Prior to Tulane: In her freshman year of high school swimming, she won the 500 free (5:04.49) and was runner-up in the 100 fly (59.94) at the 2019 OSAA 4A/3A/2A/1A Swimming State Championships. Last spring, she picked up five best times at the Oregon Swimming Region XII Senior Championships, including the 1650 free, where she earned a Futures cut, the 200/500 free, the 100 back, and the 100 fly. Earlier, in January 2020, she had updated her PBs in the 100 free, 200 IM, and 400 IM.